Iowa Roofing Licensing Law

Iowa Code · 6 sections

The following is the full text of Iowa’s roofing licensing law statutes as published in the Iowa Code. For the official version, see the Iowa Legislature.

Iowa Code § 105.18

1. General qualifications. The board shall adopt, by rule, general qualifications for licensure. References may be required as part of the licensing process.
2. Plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, and hydronic licenses and contractor licenses. The board shall issue master licenses for plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, and hydronic professionals. The board shall issue journeyperson licenses for plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, and hydronic professionals. A plumbing license shall allow an individual to perform work defined as plumbing. A mechanical license shall allow an individual to perform work defined as HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, and hydronic. An HVAC-refrigeration license shall allow an individual to perform work defined as HVAC and refrigeration. A hydronic license shall allow an individual to perform work defined as hydronic. A sheet metal license shall allow an individual to perform work defined as sheet metal. The board shall issue the separate licenses as follows: a. Apprentice license. In order to be licensed by the board as an apprentice, a person shall do all of the following: (1) File an application, which application shall establish that the person meets the minimum requirements adopted by the board. (2) Certify that the person will work under the supervision of a licensed journeyperson or master in the applicable discipline. (3) Be enrolled in an applicable apprentice program which is registered with the United States department of labor office of apprenticeship. b. Journeyperson license. (1) In order to be licensed by the board as a journeyperson in the applicable discipline, a person shall do all of the following: (a) File an application and pay application fees as established by the board, which application shall establish that the person meets the minimum educational and experience requirements adopted by the board. (b) Pass the state journeyperson licensing examination in the applicable discipline. (c) Provide the board with evidence of having completed at least four years of practical experience as an apprentice. Commencing January 1, 2010, the four years of practical experience required by this subparagraph division must be an apprenticeship training program registered by the United States department of labor office of apprenticeship. (2) A person may simultaneously hold an active journeyperson license and an inactive master license. (3) An individual who has passed both the journeyperson HVAC-refrigeration examination and the journeyperson hydronic examination separately shall be qualified to be issued a journeyperson mechanical license without having to pass the journeyperson mechanical examination. c. Master license. (1) In order to be licensed by the board as a master, a person shall do all of the following: (a) File an application and pay application fees as established by the board, which application shall establish that the person meets the minimum educational and experience requirements adopted by the board. (b) Pass the state master licensing examination for the applicable discipline. (c) Provide evidence to the board that the person has previously been a licensed journeyperson or master in the applicable discipline. (2) An individual who has passed both the master HVAC-refrigeration examination and the master hydronic examination separately shall be qualified to be issued a master mechanical license without having to pass the master mechanical examination. d. Contractor license. In order to be licensed by the board as a contractor, a person shall do all of the following: (1) File an application and pay application fees as established by the board and establish that the person meets the minimum requirements adopted by the board. Through June 30, 2017, the application shall include the person’s state contractor registration number. After

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July 1, 2017, the application shall include proof of workers compensation insurance coverage, proof of unemployment insurance compliance, and, for out-of-state contractors, a bond as described in chapter 91C. (2) Maintain a permanent place of business. (3) Hold a master license or employ at least one person holding a master license under this chapter. 3. Combined licenses, restricted licenses. a. The board may issue single or combined licenses to persons who qualify as a contractor, master, journeyperson, or apprentice under any of the disciplines. b. Special, restricted license. The board may by rule provide for the issuance of special plumbing and mechanical professional licenses authorizing the licensee to engage in a limited class or classes of plumbing or mechanical professional work, which class or classes shall be specified on the license. Each licensee shall have experience, acceptable to the board, in each such limited class for which the person is licensed. The board shall designate each special, restricted license to be a sublicense of either a plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic license. A special, restricted license may be a sublicense of multiple types of licenses. An individual holding a master or journeyperson, plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic license shall not be required to obtain any special, restricted license which is a sublicense of the license that the individual holds. Special plumbing and mechanical professional licenses shall be issued to employees of a rate-regulated gas or electric public utility who conduct the repair of appliances. “Repair of appliances” means the repair or replacement of mechanical connections between the appliance shutoff valve and the appliance and repair of or replacement of parts to the appliance. Such special, restricted license shall require certification pursuant to industry-accredited certification standards. c. The board shall establish a special, restricted license fee at a reduced rate, consistent with any other special, restricted license fees. d. An individual that holds either a master or journeyperson mechanical license or a master or journeyperson HVAC-refrigeration license shall be exempt from having to obtain a special electrician’s license pursuant to chapter 103 in order to disconnect and reconnect existing air conditioning and refrigeration systems. 4. Waiver for military service. Notwithstanding section 17A.9A, the board shall waive the written examination requirements and prior experience requirements in subsection 2, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (1), and subsection 2, paragraph “c”, for a journeyperson or master license if the applicant meets all of the following requirements: a. Is an active or retired member of the United States military. b. Provides documentation that the applicant was deployed on active duty during any portion of the time period of July 1, 2008, through December 31, 2009. c. Provides documentation that shows the applicant has previously passed an examination which the board deems substantially similar to the examination for a journeyperson license or a master license, as applicable, issued by the board, or provides documentation that shows the applicant has previously been licensed by a state or local governmental jurisdiction in the same trade and trade level. 2007 Acts, ch 198, §18; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §105, 202; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §8, 10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §19; 2011 Acts, ch 100, §8 – 10, 15; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §17 – 23, 36; 2014 Acts, ch 1106, §20; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §38; 2019 Acts, ch 99, §10

Iowa Code § 105.22

A license to practice as a contractor or as a plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic professional may be revoked or suspended, or an application for licensure may be denied pursuant to procedures established pursuant to chapter 272C by the board, or the licensee may be otherwise disciplined in accordance with that chapter, when the licensee commits any of the following acts or offenses: 1. Fraud in procuring a license. 2. Professional incompetence. 3. Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent misrepresentations in the practice of the profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful or detrimental to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established. 4. Fraud in representations as to skill or ability. 5. Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements. 6. Willful or repeated violations of this chapter. 7. Aiding and abetting a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter in that person’s pursuit of an unauthorized and unlicensed plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic professional practice. 8. Failure to meet the commonly accepted standards of professional competence. 9. Any other such grounds as established by rule by the board. 2007 Acts, ch 198, §22; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §23, 34; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §27, 28, 36; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §37; 2019 Acts, ch 99, §11; 2020 Acts, ch 1103, §9, 31 Referred to in §272C.3, 272C.4

Iowa Code § 542B.21

The board shall have the power by a five-sevenths vote of the entire board to suspend for a period not exceeding two years, or to revoke the certificate of licensure of, or to reprimand any licensee who is found guilty of the following acts or offenses: 1. Fraud in procuring a certificate of licensure. 2. Professional incompetency. 3. Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of the licensee’s profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established. 4. Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs. 5. Conviction of a felony under the laws of the United States, of any state or possession of the United States, or of any other country. A copy of the record of conviction or plea of guilty is conclusive evidence. 6. Revocation or suspension of licensure to engage in the practice of engineering or land surveying, or other disciplinary action by the licensing authority of another state, territory, or country. A certified copy of the record or order of suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary action is prima facie evidence of such fact. 7. Fraud in representations as to skill or ability. 8. Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements. 9. Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this Act. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1872; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §114.21] 85 Acts, ch 195, §13 C93, §542B.21 95 Acts, ch 65, §7, 8; 96 Acts, ch 1055, §7, 10, 11 Referred to in §272C.3, 272C.4, 542B.22 See 77 Acts, ch 95, §10

Iowa Code § 542B.7

Such board, or any committee thereof, shall be entitled to the counsel and to the services of the attorney general, and shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, pay witness fees and mileage, and may take testimony and proofs and may administer oaths concerning any matter within its jurisdiction. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1860; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §114.7] C93, §542B.7 Administration of oaths, §63A.2

Iowa Code § 543B.29

1. A license to practice the profession of real estate broker and salesperson may be revoked or suspended when the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or offenses: a. Fraud in procuring a license. b. Having made a false statement of material fact on an application for a real estate broker’s or salesperson’s license, or having caused to be submitted, or having been a party to preparing or submitting any false application for such license. c. Professional incompetency. d. Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of the profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful or detrimental to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established. e. Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs. f. Conviction of an offense included in section 543B.15, subsection 3. For purposes of this section, “conviction” means a conviction for an indictable offense and includes the court’s acceptance of a guilty plea, a deferred judgment from the time of entry of the deferred judgment until the time the defendant is discharged by the court without entry of judgment, or other finding of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction. A copy of the record of conviction, guilty plea, deferred judgment, or other finding of guilt is conclusive evidence. (1) A licensed real estate broker or salesperson shall notify the commission of the licensee’s conviction of an offense included in section 543B.15, subsection 3, paragraph “a”, within ten days of the conviction. Notification of a conviction for an offense which is classified as a felony shall result in the immediate suspension of a license pending the outcome of a hearing conducted pursuant to section 543B.35 to determine the nature of the disciplinary action, if any, the commission will impose on the licensee. The hearing shall be conducted within thirty days of the licensee’s notification to the commission, and the commission’s decision shall be provided to the licensee no later than thirty days following the hearing. The failure of the licensee to notify the commission of the conviction within ten days of the date of the conviction is sufficient grounds for revocation of the license. (2) The commission, when considering the revocation or suspension of a license pursuant to this paragraph “f”, shall consider the nature of the offense; any aggravating or extenuating circumstances which are documented; the time lapsed since the conduct or conviction; the rehabilitation, treatment, or restitution performed by the licensee; and any other factors the commission deems relevant. Character references may be required but shall not be obtained from licensed real estate brokers or salespersons. g. Fraud in representations as to skill or ability. h. Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements. i. Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this chapter. j. Noncompliance with insurance requirements under section 543B.47. k. Noncompliance with the trust account requirements under section 543B.46. l. Revocation of any professional license held by the licensee in this or any other jurisdiction.
2. The revocation of a broker’s license shall automatically suspend every license granted to any person by virtue of the person’s employment by the broker whose license has been revoked, pending a change of employer and the issuance of a new license. The new license shall be issued upon payment of a fee in an amount determined by the commission based upon the administrative costs involved, if granted during the same license period in which the original license was granted.
3. A real estate broker or salesperson who is an owner or lessor of property or an employee of an owner or lessor may have the broker’s or salesperson’s license revoked or suspended for violations of this section or section 543B.34, except section 543B.34, subsection 1, paragraphs “d”, “e”, “f”, and “i”, with respect to that property.
4. A real estate broker’s or salesperson’s license shall be revoked following three violations of this section or section 543B.34 within a three-year period. [C31, 35, §1905-c43; C39, §1905.40; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §117.29; 81 Acts, ch 54, §16, 17]

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83 Acts, ch 101, §14; 90 Acts, ch 1126, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1242, §20 C93, §543B.29 95 Acts, ch 64, §2, 3; 2008 Acts, ch 1099, §3; 2010 Acts, ch 1068, §4, 5; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §62; 2011 Acts, ch 73, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §137; 2017 Acts, ch 71, §3 Referred to in §272C.3, 272C.4, 543B.43, 543B.60A

Iowa Code § 543B.47

1. The real estate commission shall adopt rules requiring as a condition of licensure that all real estate licensees, except those who hold inactive licenses, carry errors and omissions insurance covering all activities contemplated under this chapter. The rules shall provide for administration of the insurance requirements of this section within the multiyear licensing structure required by section 543B.28. However, the rules shall require licensees to submit evidence of compliance with this section within twenty calendar days of the commission’s request, which may be made on a test basis, a random basis, or upon reasonable cause to question a licensee’s compliance.
2. The commission shall contract with an insurance provider for a group policy under which coverage is available to all licensees, and shall maintain coverage with the contracted provider unless the commission determines that continuing the contract is not reasonably practical. The contract shall be solicited by competitive, sealed bid.
3. The group policy shall be made available to all licensees and shall not include any right on the part of the insurance provider to cancel coverage for a licensee.
4. A licensee shall have the option of obtaining insurance independently, if the coverage contained in an independently obtained policy complies with the minimum requirements adopted by rule of the commission.
5. The commission shall determine the terms and conditions of coverage required by subsection 1, including but not limited to the minimum limits of coverage, the permissible deductible, and the permissible exceptions.
6. Failure of a license applicant or licensee to carry the errors and omissions insurance required by this section, or to timely submit proof of coverage upon commission request, shall be grounds for the denial of an application for licensure, the denial of an application to renew a license, or the suspension or revocation of a license. 90 Acts, ch 1126, §2 C91, §117.47 91 Acts, ch 97, §21 C93, §543B.47 2002 Acts, ch 1031, §3 Referred to in §543B.29

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